Apple Posts First iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c Product Videos

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Only problem is you can only register five fingerprints. Unless they mean 5 users that can have multiple fingerprints.

What if my hand gets chopped off?

 

[Xiroteus]

I still think this whole idea that every year is suppose to be filled with huge innovations is a bit much and likely why some keynotes seem lackluster and not really needed to the degree that they are. These events male simple spec bumps appear more important then they really are. They likely could release something much cooler sooner however they would likely burn up too many ideas too quickly and could have a couple slow years because of it.

 

[ceva321]

Jony Ive gives me the creeps!!!!!

 

[dampfnudel]

What really bothers me is that they discontinued the iPhone 5, which i currently own. Will it get iOS8 support, because I'm planning to keep this phone for a loooong time.

The iPhone 5 will definitely get iOS 8 support, probably iOS 9 support as well. iOS 10 will probably be the cut-off point for the 5.

 

[Fanaticalism]

What happens if the fingerprint sensor gets remotely wet, like say from a Zagg shield install or a mild spill of a drink?

I guess this means the end for cases like Lifeproof?

 

[xFenixKnightx]

I really dislike how the case for iPhone 5C looks.

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The holes, come on. How could it exposes 'hon' part of iPhone text?
Where's the symmetry? The small an sweet details really excel on?

They should make a special hole to fit "iPhone" text neatly and hide all FCC license texts behind.

In all seriousness, Steve would have NEVER allowed this.

 

[///M Powah]

I am thinking the same but I have taken over 10,000 pictures with my iPhone in the last year -it's my primary camera on my travels... I might jump to this just because of the purportedly better camera...

Every iPhone update comes with a better camera so I don't see a reason to buy the iPhone 5S unless you are coming from iPhone 4S or below.

 

[BluePhoenixRa]

Same here. Bring on the 4.8" and 5.5" iphone 6 models Apple!!! keep the 5c for the folks who want oldschool iPhone size. Just add some manly colors to the lineup. Lol I'd only take a white or yellow. They couldn't make a black one???

Exactly why I can't stand this new large screen thing going on these days.
I want normal 4" sized phone, nothing bigger than that =(

And I don't want a plastic phone either, I want the premium ones. So no thank you to your iPhone 5C idea for people who don't want a larger screen. Very selfish of you, really. D=

I really really hope they don't kill of smaller premium devices and only make giant phones.

 

[dampfnudel]

What happens if the fingerprint sensor gets remotely wet, like say from a Zagg shield install or a mild spill of a drink?

I guess this means the end for cases like Lifeproof?

I don't know what Lifeproof has planned, but Otterbox has a defender case ready for the 5s.

 

[vega07]

Sir Ive is absolutely unbearable.

 

[Xiroteus]

Exactly why I can't stand this new large screen thing going on these days.
I want normal 4" sized phone, nothing bigger than that =(

And I don't want a plastic phone either, I want the premium ones. So no thank you to your iPhone 5C idea for people who don't want a larger screen. Very selfish of you, really. D=

I really really hope they don't kill of smaller premium devices and only make giant phones.

They really do need to hang on to the 4" phone in a metal form and have a larger phone to go alone with it. I like the large phones yet people that want a smaller phone needs options as well.

 

[Dominicanyor]

I must say that I'm really looking foward ios7 and a few more features. The only thing about the iPhone 5s is that the body style has not change at all.

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Every iPhone update comes with a better camera so I don't see a reason to buy the iPhone 5S unless you are coming from iPhone 4S or below.

Well I have the 4s and live this phone all the way. I'm getting 5s because I been waiting on it for a while.

 

[rainbowsofwhite]

I love the attention to detail on the iPhone 5C, stylistically it looks lovely. They got it right.
But the 5C functions are not as impressive as the iPhone 5S.

I think the iPhone 5S looks absolutely ugly. What's with that ugly two tone look it has now? and that annoying little line on the side (see picture).
But it has the superior functionality.

I'll wait until next year.

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[Tysknaden]

Shameless profits? The corporate world isn't altruistic my friend. Companies sell their products at the highest price possible to maximize returns. If Samesung could sell their S4 for 1000.00 they would in a heartbeat...

No one is making you use their ecosystem. If you don't like Apple's prices then switch to something else. I for one value Apple's "whole-package" products so I will continue to buy them even at their "shameless"ly high prices.

For premium prices, people expect premium products. We will see, how Apple will develop.

 

[Switchback666]

What the hell are you talking about?

BTW, I did know Steve Jobs.

Sure mate.

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As predictable as the sun rising and setting:

Run Program:

1) Crazy hype builds before Apple event stock price runs up

2) Apple releases great new products but no earth shattering device

3) People complain that Apple has fallen behind, too expensive, etc.

4)People on Mac Rumors give out their narcissistic ultimatum "bye bye Apple,
no more Apple products for me" (ps why are these people here to begin with says a lot about them) as if any one really cares what phone you choose!

5) people claim This is not what "steve" would have done

6) The new product goes on to sell more units than the previous product

7) Apple announces amazing sales figures from the first weekend, the stock soars back up. All of us in the know who have watched this pattern for the last ten years just shake our head in disbelief at the consistency of the pattern
and the easy money that can be made on the stock.

8) October gets closer new rumors about the next product start, stock starts another run up, people here start fantasizing that time travel will be possible on the next iPad

Goto Line 1

You forgot about comments of Steve on the grave and safari feels snappier.

 

[Xiroteus]

I love the attention to detail on the iPhone 5C, stylistically it looks lovely. They got it right.
But the 5C functions are not as impressive as the iPhone 5S.

Think of any reason not to match the back with the front? Of course the iPhone 5c vs will be the iPhone 5s just a year from now.

If they are going to do color they should have picked better colors or brighter, dark green, red, dark blue etc... and match the front to the back.

I think the iPhone 5S looks absolutely ugly. What's with that ugly two tone look it has now? and that annoying little line on the side (see picture).
But it has the superior functionality.

That line seems minor however the two tone back bugs me, the iPhone 4 and 4s looked great. And then the five comes out and they do this odd two tone back. Not sure why they think that looks good.

 

[rainbowsofwhite]

If they are going to do color they should have picked better colors or brighter, dark green, red, dark blue etc...

I don't know about the colours you mentioned, but I would have chosen purple over that god awful pink.

 

[Xiroteus]

I don't know about the colours you mentioned, but I would have chosen purple over that god awful pink.

Imagine it would have been better. The tones are odd and why no black yet boring white. I think a bit more of a primary color selection would have been better.

 

[Donvald]

Clearly you skipped the videos and/or cant understand english. There is no database. Prints are stored in memory on the A7 and is accessibly only to the sensor. No iCloud backup, no other apps can use it.

Also, i really doubt the NSA needs any of that. They likely already have it if you've ever been fingerprinted, and theres likely more useful info on your facebook page than just some finger print.

Because a video tells you so, it must be right. Right? In Apple we trust..

The NSA has access to fingerprints on any government system obviously. What they don't have access to is the miliions upon Millions of Iphone users across the globe. Your naive observations regarding the value of fingerprints is laughable.

 

[lewismayell]

I may have slagged off the look and tackyness of the gold iPhone, but wow, they haven't over done it, I want one

 

[rainbowsofwhite]

Imagine it would have been better. The tones are odd and why no black yet boring white. I think a bit more of a primary color selection would have been better.

That's funny, because I actually like the white. It's the only colour I like.
But I agree with you, black would have been nice also.

The other colours will become boring very quickly, especially when the novelty wears off.

 

[TTile]

For premium prices, people expect premium products. We will see, how Apple will develop.

Sure and to put it more simply people demand a certain value when they spend their money. As far as the new iPhones go, the 5s is priced competitively to its competition based on its hardware. I don't think there's that much debate on this fact. With regard to the 5c, people may think its priced high but I think there are three pieces of evidence that counter this claim: 1) Apple's market analysis teams thoroughly study consumers, finding out their particular demands for a particular amount of money spent. The 5c's price is not arbitrary by any means. 2) Apple has long sold its year old iPhone at this the 5c's price point to great success. The 5c is essentially the "yeah old iPhone" but notably has a few improvements. So actually consumers are getting MORE value for this "year old iPhone" than they did in the past. 3) People complained that the iPad mini was priced far too high for it to sell well. I think the incredible sales figures for the mini have proven those skeptics wrong.

 

[RMferrer]

"The most refined iphone we have ever created!"

That line is getting old Mr. Ive...

 

[Todd B.]

Because game changers are a huge part of Apple's identity and success. Fair? No, not in the least. But they joined the mobile telephony game very, very late, when we already had our Nokias and Blackberries and Motorolas and Samsungs and SonyEricssons, so they weren't technically "welcome" unless they had something outlandishly good to bring to the table, which they did. And they got to keep it for about 2 years before others copied the crap out of them. It wasn't going to last forever. Fair? Perhaps not, but no different than any other business. And they've done exceedingly well, for newcomers on that market. It could just as easily have gone the Zune and Surface way.

Also, Apple kind of brought the high expectations upon themselves by announcing their products with the most loud and elaborate drum rolls in the biz. Stop the world, we have something to show. It's been that way ever since Jobs announced the Mac in 1984. Sometimes the products have been game changers, sometimes they haven't but we've been told so anyway.

Oh, please.

 

[Xiroteus]

That's funny, because I actually like the white. It's the only colour I like.
But I agree with you, black would have been nice also.

The other colours will become boring very quickly, especially when the novelty wears off.

Maybe they will add something to the lineup later. I was looking at some renders of what a color iPhone can look like and there are much better designs out there then what they released. The design would look much better when the front matches the back color.